Severus Snape would have breathed down that kid's neck.
I think he would as well though not for the reasons you may be thinking of.
They could easily have connected through their distinct crap childhoods. The fact that Snape is more receptive to those sorted in his house indicates favoritism but also that he likely knows that Slytherins do get a much less favorable treatment as compared to say, Gryffindor.
Tom would have appealed to Snape's intelligence since this is one very gifted and talented child. If Snape breathed down his neck, it would only be to try and figure him out and likely what to do with him. It's likely they would have bonded a bit due to the emotional upheavals in their lives and found a common thread in their shared tragedies. Tom might have been more receptive to humanity and personal interaction if he had someone who could actually respond to him. Not control him, but to actually tell him why morals are the way they are.
Dumbledore didn't bother telling Tom the whys of the world. He said this is how it is and if you don't follow it, I will hurt you or make you afraid. He bullied Tom.
If Snape bullied Tom, then Tom would have shut down on him the same way he did to Dumbledore and since Snape isn't as powerful as Dumbledore, he likely would have ended up dead rather quickly as soon as Tom came into his full power. Tom, like Snape, doesn't handle bullies very well at all.
However, they could have discussed such things due to Dumbledore bullying him in Dumbledore's arrival. Both of them could have helped each other in a positive light.
Or they could have turned out to be a very dangerous team, moreso than they are right now in canon. Each one feasting on the other's mental issues.
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I think he would as well though not for the reasons you may be thinking of.
They could easily have connected through their distinct crap childhoods. The fact that Snape is more receptive to those sorted in his house indicates favoritism but also that he likely knows that Slytherins do get a much less favorable treatment as compared to say, Gryffindor.
Tom would have appealed to Snape's intelligence since this is one very gifted and talented child. If Snape breathed down his neck, it would only be to try and figure him out and likely what to do with him. It's likely they would have bonded a bit due to the emotional upheavals in their lives and found a common thread in their shared tragedies. Tom might have been more receptive to humanity and personal interaction if he had someone who could actually respond to him. Not control him, but to actually tell him why morals are the way they are.
Dumbledore didn't bother telling Tom the whys of the world. He said this is how it is and if you don't follow it, I will hurt you or make you afraid. He bullied Tom.
If Snape bullied Tom, then Tom would have shut down on him the same way he did to Dumbledore and since Snape isn't as powerful as Dumbledore, he likely would have ended up dead rather quickly as soon as Tom came into his full power. Tom, like Snape, doesn't handle bullies very well at all.
However, they could have discussed such things due to Dumbledore bullying him in Dumbledore's arrival. Both of them could have helped each other in a positive light.
Or they could have turned out to be a very dangerous team, moreso than they are right now in canon. Each one feasting on the other's mental issues.